BEMBA

Meaning of BEMBA in English

/bem"beuh/ , n. , pl. Bembas , ( esp. collectively ) Bemba . for 1.

1. a member of a numerous agricultural people of Zambia.

2. the Bantu language spoken by the Bemba, widely used as a lingua franca in Zambia.

[ 1935-40 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BEMBA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: ~, stem of ulúbembá, a self-designation Date: 1940 a member of a primarily agricultural …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEMBA — ˈbembə noun ( plural bemba or bembas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a prominent primarily agricultural Bantu-speaking people …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEMBA — n. Bantu language spoken by the Bemba people
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEMBA — n. member of an African agricultural people who live in Zambia
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEMBA — noun ( plural Bemba or Bembas ) Etymology: Bemba, stem of ulúbembá, a self-designation Date: 1940 1. : a member …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEMBA — [ 'bɛmbə ] ■ noun ( plural same) 1》 a member of an African people of Zambia. 2》 the Bantu …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEMBA — [Bem.ba] n, pl Bemba or Bembas (1940) 1: a member of a primarily agricultural Bantu-speaking people of northeastern Zambia 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEMBA — also called Babemba, or Awemba, Bantu-speaking people inhabiting the northeastern plateau of Zambia and neighbouring areas of Congo (Kinshasa) and …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEMBA — Bemba BrE AmE ˈbem bə ▷ Bemba|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEMBA — сущ.язык бемба, чибемба (относится к языкам банту, распространен в Замбии, Заире, носителей 5 млн. чел)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BEMBA — сущ. язык бемба, чибемба ( относится к языкам банту, распространен в Замбии, Заире, носителей 5 млн. чел )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEMBA — сущ. язык бемба, чибемба (относится к языкам банту, распространен в Замбии, Заире, носителей 5 млн. чел)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEMBA — n. Pronunciation: ' bem-b ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Bemba or Bembas Etymology: Bemba, stem of ulúbembá, a self-designation …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NGWEE — noun (plural ~) Etymology: Bemba, literally, bright Date: 1966 see: money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KWACHA — noun (plural ~) Etymology: Bemba or Chichewa (Bantu language of Malawi), literally, it dawns Date: 1966 see: money
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BANTU PEOPLES — Speakers of the close to 500 distinct Bantu languages , numbering more than 200 million and occupying almost the entire …
Английский словарь Британика
NGWEE — enˈgwē, eŋˈ- noun ( plural ngwee ) Etymology: Bemba, literally, bright 1. : a monetary unit of Zambia equal to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KWACHA — ˈkwächə noun ( plural kwacha ) Etymology: Bemba or Nyanja, literally, it dawns 1. : the basic monetary unit of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KALIMBA — kəˈlimbə, kä- noun ( -s ) Etymology: of Bantu origin; akin to Bemba akalimba zanza, Kimbundu marimba xylophone : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NGWEE — noun ( plural ngwee ) Etymology: Bemba, literally, bright Date: 1966 — see kwacha at money table
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KWACHA — noun ( plural kwacha ) Etymology: Bemba or Chichewa (Bantu language of Malawi), literally, it dawns Date: 1966 — see …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NGWEE — [ngwee] n, pl ngwee [Bemba, lit., bright] (1966): a monetary unit of Zambia equal to 1/100 kwacha
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KWACHA — [kwa.cha] n, pl kwacha [Bemba or Chichewa (Bantu language of Malawi), lit., it dawns] (1966): the basic monetary unit of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ZAMBIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a green field with an orange eagle and vertical stripes of red, black, and orange at …
Britannica English vocabulary
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TABWA — also spelled Taabwa, also called Rungu, a people who live mainly on the southwestern shores of Lake Tanganyika, on the …
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NSENGA — also spelled Senga, a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting the Luangwa River valley area of southeastern Zambia. It is difficult to differentiate …
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MARAVI — cluster of nine Bantu-speaking peoples living in the tree-studded grasslands of Malawi and along the lower Zambezi River. The two …
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KAUNDA, KENNETH — born April 28, 1924, Lubwa, near Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia [now Zambia] in full Kenneth David Kaunda politician who led Zambia …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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